Mr. Speaker, the Alberta legislature is debating a bill as we speak about allowing for a hospital to operate on a private for profit basis. This opens the door to American style corporate hospitals in this country.
At the same time private spending on health is skyrocketing due to an ailing, hard hit public system covering fewer and fewer medical needs.
I would like to know from the parliamentary secretary what specific steps the government is taking to prevent the increasing privatization of health care in Canada.